National Jan 20, 2014

Indonesia not independent yet, anti-Japan activist from '74 says

by Christine T. Tjandraningsih

On Jan. 15, 1974, then-Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka might have never expected that his four-day visit to Jakarta would incite an anti-Japan riot in the Indonesian capital that left scores of people dead. His visit unfortunately coincided with student protests that began in the capital ...

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Jun 16, 2013

Indonesia 15 years after the New Order

by Jeff Kingston

In May 1998 President Suharto resigned, ending three decades in power in Indonesia and what was known as the New Order. As an army general, he had intervened against a coup attempt in 1965 that ended with the sidelining of President Sukarno and months ...